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Gerald Laird
Gerald Lee Laird
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2" , Weight: 195 lb.

Born: November 13, 1979 in Westminster, CA
High School: Westlake (Westlake Village, CA)
Drafted by the Oakland Athletics in the 2nd round of the 1998 amateur draft.
Signed June 1, 1999. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 30, 2003
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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
2003 23 TEX AL 19 50 44 9 12 2 1 1 4 0 0 5 11 .273 .360 .432 .792 100 19 2 1 0 0 0 2
2004 24 TEX AL 49 168 147 20 33 6 0 1 16 0 1 12 35 .224 .287 .286 .572 46 42 5 2 4 3 0 2
2005 25 TEX AL 13 42 40 7 9 2 0 1 4 0 0 2 7 .225 .262 .350 .612 58 14 1 0 0 0 0 2/9
2006 26 TEX AL 78 260 243 46 72 20 1 7 22 3 1 12 54 .296 .332 .473 .805 105 115 7 2 1 2 0 2/D9
2007 27 TEX AL 120 448 407 48 91 18 3 9 47 6 2 30 103 .224 .278 .349 .627 64 142 3 2 5 4 1 *2/7
2008 28 TEX AL 95 381 344 54 95 24 0 6 41 2 4 23 63 .276 .329 .398 .727 91 137 5 6 4 4 2 2/D5
2009 29 DET AL 135 477 413 49 93 23 2 4 33 5 0 40 68 .225 .306 .320 .626 64 132 11 10 10 4 0 *2/3
7 Seasons 509 1826 1638 233 405 95 7 29 167 16 8 124 341 .247 .306 .367 .673 75 601 34 23 24 17 3
162 Game Avg. 162 581 521 74 129 30 2 9 53 5 3 39 109 .247 .306 .367 .673 75 191 11 7 8 5 1
TEX (6 yrs) 374 1349 1225 184 312 72 5 25 134 11 8 84 273 .255 .306 .383 .689 78 469 23 13 14 13 3
DET (1 yr) 135 477 413 49 93 23 2 4 33 5 0 40 68 .225 .306 .320 .626 64 132 11 10 10 4 0

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof Rdp Rctch RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG PB WP SB CS CS% Awards
2003 TEX AL 23 C 16 12 111.0 74 65 8 1 2 .986 1.0 10.8 1 5.92 4.56 .991 6.79 5.88 1 4 4 3 43%
2004 TEX AL 24 C 49 46 397.0 299 275 19 5 6 .983 3.0 9.1 3 6.66 6.00 .992 7.12 6.19 6 11 17 14 45%
2005 TEX AL 25 C 13 11 99.0 69 61 5 3 2 .957 -1.0 -12.1 -1 6.00 5.08 .993 6.80 5.96 1 3 8 3 27%
2005 TEX AL 25 OF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.1 -120.0 -0.1 -0.1 0.0 0 0.00 0.00 2.70 2.00
2005 TEX AL 25 RF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.1 -120.0 -0.1 -0.1 0.0 0 0.00 0.00 1.80 1.80
2006 TEX AL 26 C 71 65 578.1 428 392 30 6 5 .986 6.0 12.4 6 6.57 5.94 .992 7.09 6.32 5 15 25 21 46%
2006 TEX AL 26 DH 1
2006 TEX AL 26 OF 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.7 -420.0 -0.7 -0.7 0.0 0 0.00 0.00 2.25 2.00
2006 TEX AL 26 RF 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.7 -420.0 -0.7 -0.7 0.0 0 0.00 0.00 2.25 1.80
2007 TEX AL 27 C 119 114 987.1 762 675 75 12 13 .984 9.0 10.9 9 6.84 6.30 .991 7.28 6.41 9 33 59 39 40%
2007 TEX AL 27 LF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 1.80 1.70
2007 TEX AL 27 OF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 2.70 2.00
2008 TEX AL 28 C 88 86 753.0 566 523 35 8 7 .986 -1.0 -1.6 -1 6.67 6.34 .991 7.26 6.47 6 30 53 21 28%
2008 TEX AL 28 DH 4
2008 TEX AL 28 3B 2 1 10.0 3 0 3 0 0 1.000 0.2 24.0 0.2 0.0 0.2 0 2.70 1.50 .967 2.70 2.35
2009 DET AL 29 C 135 123 1090.1 925 844 78 3 7 .997 7.61 6.83 .992 7.48 6.63 9 59 42 42%
2009 DET AL 29 1B 1 0 1.0 1 1 0 0 1 1.000 9.00 1.00 1.000 9.00 8.10 0 0 0
7 Seasons C 491 457 4016.0 3123 2835 250 38 42 .988 17.0 5.1 17 6.91 6.28 .992 7.26 6.42 37 96 225 143 39%
2 Seasons DH 5
3 Seasons OF 3 0 4.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.8 -240.0 -0.8 -0.8 0.0 0 0.00 0.00 2.48 2.00
1 Season 3B 2 1 10.0 3 0 3 0 0 1.000 0.2 24.0 0.2 0.0 0.2 0 2.70 1.50 .967 2.70 2.35
2 Seasons RF 2 0 3.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.8 -320.0 -0.8 -0.8 0.0 0 0.00 0.00 2.10 1.80
1 Season 1B 1 0 1.0 1 1 0 0 1 1.000 9.00 1.00 1.000 9.00 8.10 0 0 0
1 Season LF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 1.80 1.70
7 Seasons TOT 497 458 4031.0 3127 2836 253 38 43 .988 16.4 4.9 -0.6 -0.8 0.2 0 0 17 6.90 6.22 .979 7.25 6.38 37 96 225 143 39%
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof Rdp Rctch RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG PB WP SB CS CS% Awards

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2009 AL--10--7th

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2009 AL--10--8th

                           

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Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 2 (3529), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

June 2, 1998: Drafted by the Oakland Athletics in the 2nd round of the 1998 amateur draft. Player signed June 1, 1999.

January 14, 2002: Traded by the Oakland Athletics with Jason Hart, Ryan Ludwick and Mario Ramos to the Texas Rangers for Carlos Pena and Mike Venafro.

December 7, 2008: Traded by the Texas Rangers to the Detroit Tigers for Carlos Melo (minors) and Guillermo Moscoso.

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Salaries

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2004Texas Rangers$300,000
2006Texas Rangers$332,330
2007Texas Rangers$400,322
2008Texas Rangers$1,600,000
2009Detroit Tigers$2,800,000
Career (may be incomplete)$5,432,652
Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.

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